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Idaho should OK insurance sales across state lines

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
November 2, 2011
If I decide to go online and buy the DVD collection of a stranger from New Jersey, I’m allowed to do it. No one questions the usefulness and brazen free-market nature of this transaction. Indeed, everyone acknowledges that in buying DVDs from some dude across the country, I’ll probably end up with some awesome movies […]
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Flaw gives Idaho another reason to reject health insurance exchanges

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
September 17, 2011
Congress hopelessly mangled a tax incentive designed to get people enrolled in Obamacare health insurance exchanges — and that fatal flaw should be more than enough to convince Gov. Butch Otter and state lawmakers to reject this government-orchestrated mess. Under the letter of the Obamacare law, participants in state-based health insurance exchanges are supposed to […]
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IFF holds every politician accountable

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
September 8, 2011
It sure is strange to see Lewiston Tribune editorial writer Marty Trillhaase complain that the Idaho Freedom Foundation is not being aggressively free market enough. Is he serious? I doubt it, because Marty and his newspaper aren't exactly champions of freedom and free markets. If Marty and the Lewiston Tribune are complaining, odds are we're […]
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Cities turn to utility fees to extract more money from residents

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
July 31, 2011
If it feels as though our governments are nickel and diming you to death, they are. If it’s not new or higher taxes being proposed, it’s some new fee. The newest tact involves city governments passing ever-higher utility franchise fees, which then get passed onto ratepayers. We’re seeing the phenomenon all over the state. Cities […]
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Friedman Legacy of Freedom Day Ice Cream Social; Friday, July 29, 4-8 pm, Harmon Park, Twin Falls

By Mitch Coffman
July 26, 2011
On what would have been free market economist Milton Friedman's 99th birthday, the Idaho Freedom Foundation in conjunction with the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and the Coalition of Idaho Charter School Families will hold a FREE Ice Cream Social for School Choice on Friday, July 29 from 4-8 pm at Harmon Park in Twin […]
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Paying more for less

By Mitch Coffman
July 2, 2011
In the 2008 - 2009 school year, the Boise School District spent $9638 per student. During that same time, Boise’s private Bishop Kelly High School lists its current yearly cost per pupil as $8390. In return for per-pupil spending 15% higher than Bishop Kelly’s cost, taxpayers are getting lower SAT and ACT scores from Boise's […]
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Meridian School District's false choice.

By Mitch Coffman
June 13, 2011
The Meridian School District would like patrons to believe the only budget cuts possible are those that directly impact students. This is false and Meridian taxpayers need to call them on it. We will have the opportunity to do so Tuesday, June 14 at 7 pm at Mountain View High School when the Board of […]
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At the U.S. Department of Education, do the names Adam Smith or Milton Friedman ring a bell? Perhaps not.

By Erik Makrush
June 8, 2011
The U.S. Department of Education has released a 450-page document with new rules for the “for-profit higher education sector.”  The agency's intent is to create "gainful employment in a recognized occupation.”  We gather “gainful employment” is governmentese for getting a job. Drug dealing and prostitution are “recognized occupations” – but we digress. Among the provisions […]
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On education spending, we're nearly No. 1

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
June 1, 2011
In response to a report that Idaho’s per student spending is 49th in the nation, the Coeur d’Alene Press ran an article with this headline: “At least we’re not last.” The story came from U.S. Census data, which noted that Idaho spent roughly $7,100 a student in 2008-2009, putting more cash to education than Utah, […]
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Otter, Luna win Idaho Freedom Foundation awards for education reform

By Wayne Hoffman, IFF’s former President
May 20, 2011
Otter, Luna win Idaho Freedom Foundation awards for education reform Nampa resident Maurice Clements recognized for lifetime achievement NAMPA, Idaho -- Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and Superintendent Tom Luna won the Idaho Freedom Foundation's "Education Innovation" award Thursday night during a banquet attended by nearly 400 people. IFF Executive Director Wayne Hoffman recognized Otter and […]
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More students? More spending. Fewer students? Also more spending.

By Mitch Coffman
May 13, 2011
This table compares the expenditures of eleven Idaho school districts in 1999 and 2008 and shows spending per student increased between ten and 122 percentage points regardless of whether the districts lost or gained students. All numbers are from the Idaho State Department of Education website. TheTwin Falls School District came in first, as it […]
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